Is sodium a Metal or Nonmetal?
Answer: Although sodium is lighter than water, sodium is a metal, because—
- Sodium is solid under normal conditions,
- Sodium is a good conductor of heat and electricity,
- Sodium reacts with the acid to produce salt and H2,
- Sodium reacts with oxygen to form Alkaline oxide Na2O.
- The sodium atom gives up an electron to become a Na+ cation.